A polar bear's skin is black so it can soak up as much of the sun's rays as possible.

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Before this craft, I asked the kids what color they thought the polar bears skin was. They all replied white! To better help them understand, I asked my preschoolers what color Darren's( student) skin color was, they answered white. I continued by asking them what color Darren's hair was, they said Black.

Although Polar bears do not have "white" fur. It helped them understand that polar bears can have different color skin than their fur.